Micronic has added a Modular Vertical Freezer Rack to its extensive range of sample storage accessories for biobanking.
The Modular Freezer Rack provides a flexible and low cost solution for organising sample storage in a chest freezer. The lightweight modular storage system fits into all chest freezers and is fully compatible with all ANSI / SLAS standard footprint storage racks. To set up the easy-to-use modular system simply click individual rack holders (height: 68mm) together to construct a tower of up to 15 holders. Each rack holder has the capacity to house a single Micronic storage rack (Roborack-96, Comorack-96, Comorack-24 and Arctic Rack-24)...
Chromatographers can now use the latest interactive mobile technology, in addition to standard print and on-line catalogs, to access the comprehensive portfolio of chromatography columns, consumables and accessories from Thermo Fisher Scientific. 656 pages of product listings are organized into four sections: Sample Preparation, Sample Handling, GC Columns & Consumables, and LC Columns & Accessories....
The RISE Microscope enables for the first time the acquisition of SEM and Raman images from the same sample area and the correlation of ultra-structural and chemical information with one microscope system
RISE Microscopy is a novel correlative microscopy technique which combines confocal Raman Imaging and Scanning Electron (RISE) Microscopy within one integrated microscope system. This unique combination provides clear advantages for the microscope user with regard to comprehensive sample characterization: electron microscopy is an excellent technique for visualizing the sample surface structures in the nanometer range; confocal Raman imaging is an established spectroscopic method used for the detection of the chemical and molecular components of a sample. It can also generate 2D- and 3D-images and depth profiles to visualize the distribution of the molecular compounds within a sample...
Read MoreVIAFLO ASSIST Pipetting Assistant Wins Design AwardMar 27, 2014
INTEGRA Biosciences has received a Red Dot Design Award for its innovative VIAFLO ASSIST - a new laboratory device that, in combination with a VIAFLO II electronic handheld pipette, enables the pipette’s protocols to be performed automatically.
With its origins dating back to 1955, the Red Dot Design Award ranks among the most renowned design competitions in the world. INTEGRA received the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for the innovative design and function of its VIAFLO ASSIST pipetting assistant that reduces the need for traditional handheld pipetting to a minimum, relieving lab personnel from activities that may cause repetitive stress injuries.
Read MoreKNF Lab breaks new ground at Analytica 2014 with the RC900 Rotary EvaporatorMar 27, 2014
Visitors to Analytica in Munich, April 1-4 2014, will be first in the queue to see KNF Lab’s ground-breaking new RC900 Rotary Evaporator, an efficient, robust instrument set to transform rotary evaporation and make the technique easier and safer than ever before.
The elegant, easy-to-clean design of the RC900 offers a range of novel features that focus on easy and reliable operation and increasing operator safety – including a unique remote control unit, simple one button functions for routine tasks such as changing flasks, easily adjustable rotation speeds and dynamic temperature control – resulting in a breakthrough in performance and reliability for a wide range of applications....
Greiner Bio-One is showcasing a total of six innovative new products at Analytica 2014 in Munich.
This Austro-German medium-sized company, a technology partner for the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industries, is thus once again underlining the great importance it attaches to research and development. With the new Cryo.s biobank tubes, Greiner Bio-One which has been developing products for cryogenic storage for 30 years is expanding its product portfolio to include a solution for high-throughput sample storage in automated storage systems.....
Data acquisition and logging of laboratory equipment cycle data is becoming increasingly important for many laboratories and institutions.
LTE Scientific’s Touchclave-Lab autoclave range addresses this issue in a number of ways. Unlike many autoclave manufacturers, Internal Data Archiving is a standard feature on all Touchclave-Lab models. Up to 5000 cycles are stored on an internal flashcard, which, when full is simply replaced. The data from the flashcard is easily downloaded to a PC using LTE’s Touchclave-NET software. All data is checksum protected, and thus tamper-proof....
JULABO presents an extensive program of temperature control solutions ranging from -95 to +400 °C. Since JULABO’s foundation in 1967 the company has pioneered the development of technology for liquid temperature control. JULABO equipment is used successfully around the world providing application solutions for science, laboratories, technology centers and process industries....
Read MoreTecanMar 26, 2014
Tecan’s revolutionary NanoQuant Plate™ offers precise, straightforward absorbance and fluorescence-based measurements from sample volumes as low as 2 μl.
This patented device consists of 16 precision-manufactured quartz optics in a user-friendly format and, combined with Tecan’s Infinite® series readers – the Infinite 200 PRO, Infinite F500 and Infinite M1000 PRO –provides the ideal solution for DNA or RNA quantification, allowing detection of concentrations down to 1 ng/μl for a wide variety of applications.....
Read MoreReinventing buffer screening with AvactaMar 25, 2014
Avacta’s Optim protein stability analysis technology is helping researchers at Manchester University to approach buffer selection in an entirely new way.
Dr Tom Jowitt, Manager of the University’s Biomolecular Analysis Core Facility, explained: “Academic institutions tend to work by word of mouth on protein projects, sticking to buffer conditions they are familiar with, or that have been used on previous projects within the laboratory. The buffers in use are often far from optimal for the protein of interest, but a lack of understanding of how to optimise buffer conditions means that these issues are rarely addressed.”...
Read MoreNew Guide to Improving Your ChIP Assay ResultsMar 25, 2014
Porvair Sciences' has produced an informative new guide entitled ‘Top 10 tips for positive ChIP results’.
The success of a Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay is highly dependent on the quality of chromatin prepared. Written by scientists with many years experience of ChIP, the new 8-page document provides an informative 10-point illustrated guide to help you improve your ChIP assay results. ChIP is a commonly used immunprecipitation technique for mapping the DNA-protein interactions in cells which are crucial for correct gene regulation. In a ChIP assay DNA-protein complexes (Chromatin) are selectively immunoprecipitated using....
The Magritek Spinsolve Carbon is the world’s first Carbon-13 capable benchtop NMR spectroscopy system. It has been designed to meet the needs of every chemistry lab and is perfect for chemistry education, synthetic chemists & reaction monitoring.
The launch of Spinsolve Carbon follows naturally after the successful adoption of the Spinsolve family of benchtop NMR spectrometers by users around the globe. It has been designed to meet the needs of specific groups of users. These are split into several categories: pharmaceutical and medicinal chemists, synthetic chemists, academics focused on organic chemistry education and researchers working on the structure elucidation of organic molecules....
The new Grande Fleur, a Huber Kältemaschinenbau product, extends Huber's portfolio of dynamic temperature control systems.
Larger than a Petite Fleur but smaller than a Unistat Tango, the Grande Fleur offers users more power at a reasonable price. Like the Petite Fleur, the Grande Fleur is one of the "small Tangos", the smallest cooling-heating circulators of the Unistat range. Like all Unistats, the Grande Fleur is characterized by unique thermodynamic properties. This makes it a first choice for temperature control application where top speed and highest accuracy are essential....
Read MoreNew ANALYSETTE 28 ImageSizer from FritschMar 25, 2014
Measuring Particle Shape and Size with Dynamic Image Analysis!
The new ANALYSETTE 28 ImageSizer is the ideal instrument for analysis of particle shape and size of dry, free-flowing powders and bulk solids in a measuring range from 20 µm to 20 mm. Via the optical analysis of particle shape and particle size, damaged particles, contaminations, agglomerates or oversized- or undersized-particles are recognized accurate and fast and can be viewed as single images. At the same time, the instrument offers a fast and efficient particle size measurement....
J.G. Finneran's molded PTFE/Silicone and Silicone only Sealing Mats are designed to fit standard 96-well microplates with cylindrical or tapered wells, and square wells
The tight seal prevents sample cross contamination and the mat reseals after multiple injections thus reducing the chance of solvent evaporation. The mats are made from PTFE lined medical grade silicone which meets the requirements of U.S.P. Class VI...
Read MoreMonitoring pharmaceutical products with Phenom desktop SEMMar 24, 2014
In the pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical dosage forms are getting increasingly important as a basis for making more effective drugs. In the successful development of a new dosage form, formulation development typically plays a crucial role in the introduction and application of state of-the-art pharmaceutical technology.
The manufacturability and/or bioavailability of many of these dosage forms regularly depend on the characteristics of the individual ingredients. It is for this reason, that it is extremely important that the bulk characteristics of so-called particulate systems such as powders and suspensions can be accurately monitored....
Stakeholder collaboration will be crucial to convert these developments into clinically meaningful tests
Tremendous advances in electronics, optics, fluorescent tools, and molecular biology have made live cell imaging technologies more accessible to life scientists looking to understand biological dynamics and visualize cellular events in organisms. The foray of omics technologies and nanotechnologies into mainstream medicine has already enabled commercial lab-on-a-chip microfluidics systems that analyse cells, DNA, RNA and proteins. As live cell imaging evolves, it will become an integral part of disease diagnostics and drug discovery processes....
Read MoreSpinning Disk Super Resolution Imaging uses Piezo Control to Enhance StabilityMar 24, 2014
Super resolution microscopy has the ability to produce biological images that show molecular level structures.
Although the technique is limited when it comes to looking at live cells a number of research groups from around the world are working on overcoming these limitations, including a team led by Dr Ann Wheeler, Head of Imaging at the Queen Mary University of London’s Blizard Institute*, and Professor Martin Knight of Queen Mary’s School of Engineering and Materials Science. When Dr Wheeler, Prof Knight and their team needed improved stability for their new spinning disk super resolution imaging (SDSI) microscope, they turned to precision positioning specialists, PI Ltd for help...
Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, today announced that it will hold its 2014 Predictable Protein Performance Virtual Conference on March 26 and 27, 2014.
The conference theme, "Predictable Protein Performance," will bring industry experts from around the world to discuss different aspects of this important topic. Conference speakers will explore why analyzing protein expression, structure, and function is key to any biological discovery and also outline strategies that researchers can take to ensure that the protein in their tubes accurately represents its native form, in its physiological context. Virtual Conference participants will learn how to maximize the information that can be obtained from each precious protein sample, no matter how complex or challenging it might be...
Easily Connect Material Laboratories with ZEISS Primotech
ZEISS introduces a new imaging system for material analysis at the Laser World of Photonics China 2014 trade show in Shanghai. ZEISS Primotech is used both in industrial quality control as well as in the education of geologists and mineralogists. In routine applications, customers can quickly and reproducibly analyze their products within the production process, in an educational setting, Primotech and the iPad imaging app Matscope transform classical learning environments into digital classrooms.
Read MoreTelstar Launches A New Version Of Its Lyobeta Freeze DryerMar 24, 2014
Designed for formulation, research and development applications, the new version of pilot-scale freeze dryer incorporates improvements in control system architecture, management software, process control and interface features
Telstar has launched a new version of the Pilot-scale Freeze Dryer, Lyobeta, specifically designed for small scale formulation, research and development work. The Telstar Lyobeta range of laboratory freeze-dryers is specially designed for the field of experimentation, research and formulation to develop recipes in pharmaceutical freeze-drying processes. The new version of the Lyobeta, which offers the flexibility, performance and small foot print required in a laboratory unit, incorporates developments related to process control, including a PLC-based control system and improvements to control and programming capabilities, management software and interface features, to make it the most complete, efficient and convenient pilot unit on the market. Lyobeta bridges the gap in the market that in the past was filled with large-size laboratory equipment...
This dedicated website developed by Alpha Laboratories provides a valuable resource regarding the serious issue of sepsis.
A systemic inflammatory response to a microbial infection, sepsis occurs in 1 in 23 patients admitted to hospital and has a tragic 16% mortality rate. Sepsis-Diagnostics.co.uk introduces QuickFISH™ rapid diagnostic technology. Using this simple slide based test, the laboratory can specifically identify the causative pathogen species of an infection, directly from positive blood culture - in just 20 minutes. This advance means that patients can receive the correct life-saving treatment up to two days earlier than with conventional diagnostic methods...
The Modular Freezer Rack provides a flexible and low cost solution for organising sample storage in a chest freezer. The lightweight modular storage system fits into all chest freezers and is fully compatible with all ANSI / SLAS standard footprint storage racks. To set up the easy-to-use modular system simply click individual rack holders (height: 68mm) together to construct a tower of up to 15 holders. Each rack holder has the capacity to house a single Micronic storage rack (Roborack-96, Comorack-96, Comorack-24 and Arctic Rack-24)...
With its origins dating back to 1955, the Red Dot Design Award ranks among the most renowned design competitions in the world. INTEGRA received the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for the innovative design and function of its VIAFLO ASSIST pipetting assistant that reduces the need for traditional handheld pipetting to a minimum, relieving lab personnel from activities that may cause repetitive stress injuries.
This Austro-German medium-sized company, a technology partner for the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industries, is thus once again underlining the great importance it attaches to research and development. With the new Cryo.s biobank tubes, Greiner Bio-One which has been developing products for cryogenic storage for 30 years is expanding its product portfolio to include a solution for high-throughput sample storage in automated storage systems.....
LTE Scientific’s Touchclave-Lab autoclave range addresses this issue in a number of ways. Unlike many autoclave manufacturers, Internal Data Archiving is a standard feature on all Touchclave-Lab models. Up to 5000 cycles are stored on an internal flashcard, which, when full is simply replaced. The data from the flashcard is easily downloaded to a PC using LTE’s Touchclave-NET software. All data is checksum protected, and thus tamper-proof....
JULABO presents an extensive program of temperature control solutions ranging from -95 to +400 °C. Since JULABO’s foundation in 1967 the company has pioneered the development of technology for liquid temperature control. JULABO equipment is used successfully around the world providing application solutions for science, laboratories, technology centers and process industries....
Dr Tom Jowitt, Manager of the University’s Biomolecular Analysis Core Facility, explained: “Academic institutions tend to work by word of mouth on protein projects, sticking to buffer conditions they are familiar with, or that have been used on previous projects within the laboratory. The buffers in use are often far from optimal for the protein of interest, but a lack of understanding of how to optimise buffer conditions means that these issues are rarely addressed.”...
The success of a Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay is highly dependent on the quality of chromatin prepared. Written by scientists with many years experience of ChIP, the new 8-page document provides an informative 10-point illustrated guide to help you improve your ChIP assay results. ChIP is a commonly used immunprecipitation technique for mapping the DNA-protein interactions in cells which are crucial for correct gene regulation. In a ChIP assay DNA-protein complexes (Chromatin) are selectively immunoprecipitated using....
The launch of Spinsolve Carbon follows naturally after the successful adoption of the Spinsolve family of benchtop NMR spectrometers by users around the globe. It has been designed to meet the needs of specific groups of users. These are split into several categories: pharmaceutical and medicinal chemists, synthetic chemists, academics focused on organic chemistry education and researchers working on the structure elucidation of organic molecules....
Larger than a Petite Fleur but smaller than a Unistat Tango, the Grande Fleur offers users more power at a reasonable price. Like the Petite Fleur, the Grande Fleur is one of the "small Tangos", the smallest cooling-heating circulators of the Unistat range. Like all Unistats, the Grande Fleur is characterized by unique thermodynamic properties. This makes it a first choice for temperature control application where top speed and highest accuracy are essential....
Although the technique is limited when it comes to looking at live cells a number of research groups from around the world are working on overcoming these limitations, including a team led by Dr Ann Wheeler, Head of Imaging at the Queen Mary University of London’s Blizard Institute*, and Professor Martin Knight of Queen Mary’s School of Engineering and Materials Science. When Dr Wheeler, Prof Knight and their team needed improved stability for their new spinning disk super resolution imaging (SDSI) microscope, they turned to precision positioning specialists, PI Ltd for help...
The conference theme, "Predictable Protein Performance," will bring industry experts from around the world to discuss different aspects of this important topic. Conference speakers will explore why analyzing protein expression, structure, and function is key to any biological discovery and also outline strategies that researchers can take to ensure that the protein in their tubes accurately represents its native form, in its physiological context. Virtual Conference participants will learn how to maximize the information that can be obtained from each precious protein sample, no matter how complex or challenging it might be...
ZEISS introduces a new imaging system for material analysis at the Laser World of Photonics China 2014 trade show in Shanghai. ZEISS Primotech is used both in industrial quality control as well as in the education of geologists and mineralogists. In routine applications, customers can quickly and reproducibly analyze their products within the production process, in an educational setting, Primotech and the iPad imaging app Matscope transform classical learning environments into digital classrooms.
